Mama screamed as dad had hit her again. My heart was thumping in fear but Mama looked up defiantly and yelled "stop hitting me! Please” she begged.
Daddy looked angry but he sat down, breathing heavily. Mama took her place on the ground and looked at him with teary eyes. I looked at Darion who cried silently at the sight in fear.
I was 12, he was 11 and La'Dayna was 10 at the time. I hugged La'Darion as he turned to me in fear. “Shh” I cooed quietly. “It's okay. He'll stop eventually, don't worry.”
I patted him gently on the head before going to join La’Dayna on the floor. We stared at our daddy with sad, terrified faces. Mama got up again, staring back at our father in defiance.
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Daddy glared at her.
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She stared right back. Then he grabbed her by the arm and slammed her to the wall. He slapped her hard across her face. My hands turned into fists as I shook angrily.
She had just gotten in from work yet he was beating on her already when she barely even put her feet in the door after picking us up from school.
He always does this when she'd least expect it. “NO!” I roared, rushing forward and tackling my daddy.
I swung my fist, connecting with his jaw. I landed a second blow to his nose, making sure it burst open. I threw myself onto him, hitting him repeatedly in the stomach.
Mama screamed in fear as I pounded my dad on the head repeatedly, blood spilling everywhere. Daddy grunted loudly as I kept hitting him.
Finally, I felt mama pull me by my arms from him. “LET ME GO, MAMA! LET ME GO!” I sobbed. She let go of me, but I remained kneeling on the floor.
Mama cried as she turned towards Darion and Dayna. Mama ran up to them and wrapped them in her embrace, holding them tightly.
She rocked back and forth, shushing them as she cried.
